Fraser Fyvie (cruciate ligament damage) and Sone Aluko (achilles injury) are both sidelined for the Dons, while Kilmarnock's Craig Bryson is expected to make a comeback after recovering from a dead leg. New signing Harry Forrester should also become available when he gets international clearance.
ABERDEEN: Howard, McArdle, Diamond, Ifil, Considine, Young, Folly, Maguire, Hartley, Vernon, Pawlett, Magennis, Mackie, Foster, Megginson, Langfield, Jack, Paton.
KILMARNOCK: Cameron Bell, James Fowler, Frazer Wright, Ben Gordon, Jamie Hamill, Craig Bryson, James Dayton, Manuel Pascali, Danny Invincibile, Connor Sammon, David Mendes da Silva, Garry Hay, Liam Kelly, Kyle Letheren, Steven Old, Harry Forrester, Tim Clancy, Mehdi Taouil, Mohamadou Sissoko.